Just 15 days to go and we are already starting to eat more and drink more. Office parties, Christmas get togethers, quick drink after work? Why not? Another mince pie… and so it goes on…

Do you remember how you felt in January last year:

“Oh I really shouldn't have eaten all of that, this year I will get fit and lose that weight…”

… how did that go?

Oh…ok maybe you can do better this year.

Maybe… I’m not expecting you to eat like most personal trainers will be telling you - broccoli and chicken only over the holidays (I certainly don’t and won’t be eating like that). It’s a time for enjoying yourself!

That said, you can make some better choices and some small adjustments to your normal behaviour

(You can do that, right? You’re clever.)

Think portion size, portion size, portion size!

Just because it is Christmas doesn’t mean you should forget all you know about portion sizes.

Not that it’s your fault. Those pesky food manufactures are pretty craft when it comes to labelling and telling you how much is in a portion size. But they aren’t always as clear about what a portion size is.

Take a simple packet of crisps (confession time: crisps are my weakness – once I pop I really can’t stop! Oops!)…

Anyway, I digress… once you have opened your packet of crisps, do you count out exactly how many you’ll eat or pulls the scales out and weigh them?

…zzzzzzzz!

Of course you don’t… but beware of these popular faves.

Want to pop? A single tube of Pringles is 190g and one serving is 30 grams (who knows how many actual Pringles that is?) But if you can work it out it’s 154 calories.